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PURPOSE: An apparatus for preventing freezing of a water supply tube of a refrigerator is provided to prevent freezing of the water supply tube for supplying water to an ice-making container thereby making water supply to the ice-making container smoothly and preventing damage of a water supply tube. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for preventing freezing of a water supply tube of a refrigerator includes a water storage element(70) mounted in a main body of the refrigerator to be communicating with a water supply connection tube(56) and formed with a water inlet(71) for introducing water at one side, a water storage chamber(72) for storing water introduced via the water inlet, and a bellows chamber(74) positioned below the water storage chamber communicating to the water storage chamber and formed with a water outlet(73) at one side, a bellows(80) mounted in the bellows chamber of the water storage element for discharging water stored in the water storage chamber according to an amount of water introduced into the water storage chamber, and a water supply tube(60') communicating with the outlet of the water storage element for guiding the water discharged from the water storage element to an ice-making container(41).
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